Chapter 603 Handover
Seeing her unwillingness to defend herself, the clan leader almost couldn't help but hit her on the head with his pipe.
Fortunately, his instinct for survival stopped this horrible thought.
If he really knocked out his pipe, it was still unclear whether he would hit her.
But if you make someone angry, you might just give him a good beating and kill him.
Qin Yao is well-known for her explosive temper in Kaiyang County. Although she is reasonable, she doesn't have the patience to explain everything to you.
In just a short moment, countless thoughts of retaining him flashed through the patriarch's mind, but in the end they all turned into a deep sigh.
Resigned to his fate, he asked, "Is it really that urgent? It has to be tomorrow? Can't it be later? At least wait until the spring plowing is over."
Qin Yao: "Are you really that anxious? We will set off in four days."
Patriarch: “.”
What else can he say?
The clan leader said helplessly: "When are you going to come back? If you are not going to be here for long, Dafu and my Liu Yang can take over for the time being. There is no need to elect a new village chief."
Qin Yao said, "It is precisely because I don't know how long I will be gone that we need to elect a new village chief. But don't worry, clan leader. Now the village has a set of rules for all matters, and everything can be done according to the rules. Whether I am the village chief or someone else is the village chief, our goal of making the whole village well-off and everyone reaching the top will not change."
Moreover, the operation of the stationery factory is now on the right track, with key members such as Song Yu, Qian Wang, Qiao Yun and others still here. The dividends from the villagers who have invested in the factory will only increase in the future.
As for the arrangements in the fields, she had already demonstrated it in the past two years, and now everyone knows how to grow seedlings and watermelons, and it makes no difference whether she is there or not.
"Chief, please go back. There will be an election meeting for the new village chief in the ancestral hall tomorrow evening. Soon there will be a new village chief to take charge of the overall situation in my place, and there will be no chaos in the village." Qin Yao smiled sincerely and set out to see the guest off.
The clan leader sighed countless times. He understood the truth. But Qin Yao was the only one. Even if a hundred new village chiefs could be elected, they would not be able to match her standing in the village!
But then again, how could a small mountain village like theirs keep such a person?
"Then remember to come back often." The patriarch reluctantly advised.
Qin Yao nodded, "Don't worry, I'm not leaving and won't come back. This yard, this farm, and this stationery factory are all here."
This is her retreat and her foundation. Even if she leaves, she will come back eventually.
The base is now built and she has a retreat, so she can now go out for a walk.
As soon as Qin Yao sent the clan leader away, people from the old house arrived.
The first and second wives and the two elders came together, which saved Qin Yao the trouble of going to the old house to explain. They invited everyone to sit in the main hall and asked Li to prepare a sumptuous dinner. After Liu Ji and the children finished the procedures of dropping out of school and transferring their enrollment places and came back, the two families gathered together to eat and chat.
As soon as the food was served, Old Man Liu put down his chopsticks after taking a bite and asked impatiently:
"Why are you going to Beijing so suddenly? The fourth brother just left and you are about to follow him. What happened?"
Qin Yao glanced at Liu Ji. Whether it was a big deal or not depended on who it was directed at.
To her, nothing matters unless the sky falls.
It's just that the timing is right, so I just go.
But the truth cannot be told, Qin Yao sighed and said, "Something happened to Mr. Gongliang, and Liu Ji was very anxious and wanted to go to Beijing to visit him. But to be honest, you all know what kind of person he is, if he goes to Beijing alone, I really don't feel at ease."
"In that case, let's go together. We can take the children to see the world and prepare for Liu Ji's imperial examination next year. This will save us from rushing on the road when the time comes."
Qin Yao's words were so flawless that the four brothers and sisters of Dalang, as well as Awang and Yinle, almost believed them to be true.
Oh no, Liu Saner was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes, and he excitedly called out, "My wife~"
Qin Yao raised her hand and said, "Shut up and don't ruin the atmosphere." She asked him to go and get the things she had prepared.
Liu Ji covered his mouth and nodded, taking a deep breath, afraid that he would cry out. He quickly got up and went back to the room to get the county shop and suburban house deeds she had prepared, and placed them in front of the first and second wives, one for each.
In front of the first room is a shop, and in front of the second room is a suburban house.
He and Qiu looked at each other and looked at Liu Ji in surprise: "Uncle, what does this mean?"
Guessing that possibility, He couldn't hold back the smile on her face.
Liu Ji secretly felt pain, but he had to smile and said, "I'm so busy in Beijing this time, I'm afraid I don't have the energy to take care of the shop and the house. I'll have to trouble my two sisters-in-law to help take care of it."
"It's fine if you want to collect rent from the shop, or if you want to start your own small business, anyway, whether it's rent or profit, it's all yours."
"There is also a house in the suburbs. Sister-in-law, don't underestimate it, but it has everything you need. If you don't want to live there, you can rent it out to others. You can earn ten taels of silver a year."
He was overjoyed. "Oh my, I didn't expect that you, third brother, trust your elder brother and sister-in-law so much. In that case, your elder brother and sister-in-law will take over the shop and help you manage it. You can go to Beijing without any worries. We will take care of everything at home!"
He reached out to take the pledge, but Liu Ji held it with one hand. The two of them secretly pulled each other for a while, and finally, with Qin Yao's warning cough, Liu Ji let go, ending the pull.
After Qiu and Liu Zhong received the pledged property of the house, the couple stood up and toasted Qin Yao with a glass of wine without saying anything.
In fact, everyone knows that all this was arranged by Qin Yao. With the stingy nature of the third brother, he can't do such a grand thing.
Of the ten acres of prime farmland in the village, Qin Yao left five acres for Awang to grow watermelons, and gave the other five acres to Old Man Liu.
The old man didn't feel any hardship at all, as he was finally able to do some work in the fields.
The family's life has improved now. Before going to Beijing, the fourth son left them one thousand taels of silver to build a house, buy land and hire long-term workers. It seems that they will live a rich life like a master in the future, but Old Man Liu feels uneasy.
It was not until this moment, when I took over the five acres of land entrusted to me by Qin Yao, that I felt down to earth.
After the meal, both the host and the guests were very happy and left.
Awang led the children to clean up the dishes, Liu Ji returned to the study to prepare the various imperial examination regulations that he would have to handle at the county government office tomorrow, and Qin Yao also stood up and prepared to go back to her room to count the money.
“Master!”
Yin Le followed, and the master and disciple looked at each other. Qin Yao opened the bedroom door, and the two of them went in together.
Qin Yao lit the candlestick, and the candlelight illuminated the room brightly. She sat down lazily at the table and took out an abacus.
Yin Le took a deep breath and said, "Master, I have made up my mind. I will quit my job in the cafeteria tomorrow and go to Beijing with you. From now on, wherever Master goes, I will go, whether it is to the capital or to the uninhabited border, I will follow Master!"
Qin Yao smiled with satisfaction and nodded to show that she understood. She waved her hand to signal her to close the door and go out. She lowered her head to continue calculating the village's public accounts so that she could hand them over to the new village chief smoothly tomorrow.
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